Mike Havekotte

{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mike Havekotte

| image = File:Mike Havekotte (2018).jpg

| caption = Havekotte in 2018

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bilthoven, Netherlands

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = TOP Oss

| clubnumber = 1

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = DOSC Den Dolder

| youthyears2 = 2007–2015 | youthclubs2 = Utrecht

| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1 = Excelsior | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = ADO Den Haag | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020     | clubs3 = → Dordrecht (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → MVV (loan)  | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Helmond Sport | caps5 = 76 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = TOP Oss | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U19 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 08:05, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Mike Havekotte (born 12 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Dutch football updater|TOPOss}} club TOP Oss.{{Worldfootball.net|mike-havekotte}}

Club career

=ADO Den Haag=

Havekotte joined ADO Den Haag on 6 July 2018, after stints as the backup goalkeeper at FC Utrecht and Excelsior.{{cite web|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/7004-ado-den-haag-legt-mike-havekotte-voor-een-jaar-vast|title=ADO Den Haag legt Mike Havekotte voor één jaar vast|website=ADO Den Haag}} Havekotte made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 4–2 loss to VVV-Venlo on 19 January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/19/netherlands/eredivisie/hfc-ado-den-haag/vvv-venlo/2794083/|title=ADO Den Haag vs. VVV - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}} In the second half of the 2019–20 season, he was sent on loan to FC Dordrecht and in September 2020, Havekotte joined MVV Maastricht on a one-season loan.{{cite news |last1=Rosendaal |first1=Rian |title=ADO stuurt doelman met alleen Feyenoord-uit op palmares tijdelijk weg |url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=365382 |work=Voetbalzone |date=2 January 2020 |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=Mike Havekotte nieuwe doelman MVV |url=https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/mike-havekotte-nieuwe-doelman-mvv |website=MVV |language=nl |date=2 September 2020}}

=Helmond Sport=

On 30 July 2021, Havekotte signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with Helmond Sport.{{cite web |title=Doelman Mike Havekotte naar Helmond Sport {{!}} Helmond Sport |url=https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/doelman-mike-havekotte-naar-helmond-sport |website=Helmond Sport |language=nl |date=30 July 2021}} Prior, he had been the starting goalkeeper during his two loan spells with Dordrecht and MVV, respectively.{{cite news |last1=Bos |first1=Stan |title=Mike Havekotte geniet van jaar bij MVV: Deze stap heeft me een grotere jongen gemaakt |url=https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-utrecht/mike-havekotte-geniet-van-jaar-bij-mvv-deze-stap-heeft-me-een-grotere-jongen-gemaakt~abef3a5b/ |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=27 May 2021 |language=nl}} He made his debut for Helmond Sport on 6 August in a 0–2 loss to FC Den Bosch.{{cite web |title=Den Bosch vs. Helmond Sport - 6 August 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/06/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-den-bosch/stichting-helmond-sport/3512776/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=3 October 2021}} On 27 August, he held his first clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Jong PSV.{{cite web |title=Helmond Sport vs. PSV II - 27 August 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/27/netherlands/eerste-divisie/stichting-helmond-sport/jong-psv/3512814/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=3 October 2021}}

=TOP Oss=

On 3 July 2023, Havekotte signed a two-year contract with TOP Oss.{{cite web|publisher=TOP Oss|url=https://toposs.nl/keeper-mike-havekotte/|title=Keeper Mike Havekotte volgt zijn gevoel naar TOP Oss|trans-title=Keeper Mike Havekotte follows his feeling to TOP Oss|date=3 July 2023|access-date=8 August 2023|language=nl}}

International career

Havekotte was part of the Netherlands U17 who won the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but did not make an appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce01a2ce5e4-f978b14072c9-1000--captain-ake-introduces-the-netherlands/|title=Under-17 - News â€" UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=15 May 2012|website=UEFA}} Havekotte was a youth international for the Netherlands U18s and Netherlands U19.{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185190/uitslagen/wedstrijd/18342|title=Nederland O18 - Oostenrijk O18|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}

Water polo

Havekotte is the son of Robert Havekotte, a Dutch former water polo player. Mike played water polo himself at BZC Brandenburg as a youth, alongside football.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/academie/mike-havekotte-sporttalent-2009-gemeente-de-bilt/12|title=Mike Havekotte sporttalent 2009 gemeente De Bilt - FC Utrecht|website=www.fcutrecht.nl}} He represented a Dutch youth team in water polo, winning a tournament in Ukraine in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.knzb.nl/vereniging__wedstrijdsport/wedstrijdsport/waterpolo/nieuws/bericht/1000006210/de_nederlandse_jongens_doen_het_prima_in_de_oekraine_/|title=Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond|website=www.knzb.nl}} Havekotte had to choose between football and water polo, and opted to remain in football because of the greater potential in the sport.{{cite web|url=https://sbvexcelsior.nl/even-voorstellen-doelman-mike-havekotte/|title=Even voorstellen: doelman Mike Havekotte|date=1 August 2015|website=SBV Excelsior Officiële website}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 22 December 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|KNVB Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|ADO Den Haag

|2018–19

|Eredivisie

|1

000colspan="2"|—10
2019–20

|Eredivisie

|1

000colspan="2"|—10
colspan="2"|Total

!2

000colspan="2"|—20
Dordrecht (loan)

|2019–20

|Eerste Divisie

|9

000colspan="2"|—90
MVV

|2020–21

|Eerste Divisie

|30

010colspan="2"|—310
rowspan="3"|Helmond Sport

|2021–22

|Eerste Divisie

|38

010colspan="2"|—390
2022–23

|Eerste Divisie

|38

010colspan="2"|—390
colspan="2"|Total

!76

020colspan="2"|—780
rowspan="1"|TOP Oss

|2023–24

|Eerste Divisie

|20

010colspan="2"|—210
colspan="3"|Career total

!137

040colspan="2"|—1410

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Honours

References

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